Thanks for taking the time to look at my post. I can't remember how many miles I've put on them but guessing atleast 20k miles but have barely even seen snow. I had my lowered(fit 2 fingers between tire and fender lip) but I didn't drive that many miles on it because it was when I was at college and didn't have my car so it was only driven on breaks and in the winter it was on winter tires. Now the past 1.5 years when I have done most of my driving I had the car aligned and only lowered about an inch with no front camber kit. My question is do you think I need new tires and that these tires are too unevenly worn? Also my sometimes feels like it pulls to the side everyone in awhile which it use to do when it wasn't aligned, but now it is doing it again.

cliff notes: Should I buy new tires? And it starts to pull to the side everyonce in awhile like it use to when it wasn't aligned.

 

You don't need new tires but now would be the ideal time to start saving.

 

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No. You don't need to replace your tires until the treadwear indicator bars that are molded into the tread are flat across, which they are not.

Just remember that your traction on wet pavement is reduced when the tread starts getting worn down close to the tread bars.

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I can't see where they are unevenly worn. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, but I can see the photos and I don't see where one part is worn differently from another.

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Then you might need another alignment.

 

Thanks for the information guys. I apppreciate the quick responses. I just wanted to make sure that the tires were safe. I'll see if I can get better pictures of the tire of the outside and the inside tread to show the difference.

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You don't need new tires but now would be the ideal time to start saving.

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I can't see where they are unevenly worn. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, but I can see the photos and I don't see where one part is worn differently from another.

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If you look on the first DS front you see how the line goes in and out on the right side? If you go 180 degrees the line is gone for most of that side. Also I guess I didn't show it well enough but on both front tires the inside treads are a lot more curved/rounded the the outs.

 

when u see metal coming out of ur tires then u really need to replace them, will be fine in dry weather, but would suck in the rain

 

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Metal? You mean the belts? If you are down to the belts (often called the "cords"), you are WAY past the point when you should have replaced the tires.

The treadwear indicator bars are molded into all street tires sold in the United States. They are clearly visible in the first two photos above labeled DS Front. They're not flat across, but you can see where there is a strip across the width of the tread that is shallower.

The treadwear indicator bars are at 2/32" less depth than the deepest part of the tread. That way, when your tires are at 2/32" tread depth, those bars appear flat across the width of the tread. THAT is when you should replace them. (It is also illegal to drive with less than 2/32" tread in the United States.) Again, if you are concerned about wet traction, you may even wish to replace them at a deeper tread depth (e.g. 4/32").

Track tires are an exception. Those are usually driven (on the racetrack) until the belts start to show in a few small places.

 

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If this is the case then get some new tires before they popped and send you to your death

 

Thanks guys again for the responses. I'll get some more pictures up in a little bit.

Has anyone use Pirelli 700z tires? Know of any comparable? I loved these tires, but they don't make them anymore.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by coupedup &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Has anyone use Pirelli 700z tires? Know of any comparable?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Never heard of them. What kind were they? Summer tire or all-season? High-performance and high price, or budget performance and low price? Handling or comfort?

Actually, the better place to start is - what are your priorities? Will you use the tires in snow and frigid cold as well as moderate to warm weather, or only moderate to warm weather? Is wet weather performance a concern where you live? Do you care about handling? Do you care about low price? How much would you trade off handling for a lower purchase price? Does treadlife matter to you? Oh, and what kind of car (year/make/model/model designation) will they be going on, and if they're not the stock wheels, what size wheels do you have? There are lots and lots and lots of great tire choices out there. The answers to these questions will help narrow them down to identify the handful that would work best for your needs.

 

Fuzion ZRI all around a good tire.